Portret van een jonge vrouw 1855 - 1865

"Portret van een jonge vrouw" is a portrait of a young woman created by the artists G. and R. Lavis sometime between 1855 and 1865. The photograph is a small format, measuring 86 mm in height and 52 mm in width. The portrait depicts the young woman in a seated pose, positioned against a backdrop of what appears to be a draped curtain. The image is characteristic of the 19th-century portraiture style, with a focus on realism and a formal composition. This small-scale photograph is likely a carte de visite, a popular format in the mid-19th century, commonly used for exchanging personal portraits.